Collar-fastening device.



P. A. GLASGOW.

COLLAR FASTENING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED OOTA, 1912.

1,086,451. Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

u s TED erm ne PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK A. GLASGOW, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

COLLAR-FASTENING DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, FRANK A. GLASGOW, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Collar-Fastening Devices, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to devices that are used for fastening collars tothe neckbands of shirts.

The main object of my invention is to provide a collar fastening deviceof simple construction which is so designed that the user will not haveto insert one finger inside of the neckband of the shirt during theoperation of fastening the collar to the neckband.

Another object is to provide a collar fastening device of the characterabove-described that will hold the collar in snug engagement with theneckbancl of the shirt. And still another object is to provide a collarfastening device consisting of a flexible member adjustably mounted onthe neckband of a shirt, and equipped with means for securing the freeends of the collar, said means being so designed that it can also beused for holding a necktie in correct position.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of a mans shirt equippedwith one of my improved collar fastening devices and shows the method ofusing the device; and r Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the collarfastened in correct position.

Referring to the drawing which illustrates the preferred form of myinvention, 1 designates the neckband of an open-front shirt, and 2designates a collar which is secured to the rear of the neckband by theusual back collar-button 3.

My improved collar fastening device is used for securing the ends of thecollar to the neckband and is intended to take the place of the usualfront collar-button now generally used for securing the free ends of theneckband and attaching the ends of the collar thereto. Said deviceconsists of a flexible member A which may be a piece of tape or a stripof any other suitable material that is adjustably mounted in loops 4:and 5, and provided at one end with a button or retaining device 6 ofany suitable shape or design that is adapted to be inserted through thebutton-holes in the over- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 4, 1912.

Patented Feb. 10, 1914. Serial No. 723,837.

lapping portion of the neckband and in the ends of the collar, andprovided at its opposite end with a ring 7 which is preferably of such adesign that it can he slipped over the rear collar-button 3 after themember A has beenpulled taut so as to draw the ends of the collar intosnug engagement with the neckband. The loop or guiding device 4 on theneckband 1 is preferably located at such a point that it will lie underthe overlapping portion of the neckband in which the slit or opening 8is formed, and the guiding loop 5 is located at some point intermediatethe loop 4 and the back collar-button 3 so as to cause the tape ormember A to lie underneath the collar at the front of the shirt and thusbe hidden from view. If desired, the member A may be provided with anelastic portion 9 so as to facilitate attaching the rear end of themember A to the back collar-button 3.

In using the device the button or retaining member 6 on the front end ofthe member A is inserted through the slit or opening 8 in theoverlapping portion of the neckband and through the button-holes in theends of the collar, as shown in Fig. 1, and the member A is then pulledtaut and secured to the back collar-button 3 or to any other suitablepoint on the shirt so as to draw the front of the collar into snugengagement with the neckband and also close the neckband at the front ofthe shirt.

If the necktie that is used is of that type that is provided on itsunder side with a collar-b-utton-engaging device, said device is slippedbetween the button 6 on the mem her A and the overlapping portion of thecollar so that it will be drawn into snug engagement with the collarwhen the member A is tightened and thus insure the necktie remaining incorrect position.

One advantage of a collar fastening device of the constructionabove-described is that it overcomes the necessity of the user insertingone finger inside of the neckband during the operation of securing theends of the collar to the front of the neckband as is necessary when afront collar-button is used for fastening the ends of the collar to theshirt, thereby making it possible to attach a collar to a tight neckbandquickly and easily. Another advantage of such a device is that it bindsthe free ends of the neckband and of the collar tightly together so thatthe collar feels snug and is not liable to pull away from the neckband.And still another advantage of such a device is that it securely holdsthe necktie in correct position.

The device does not detract from the appearance of the shirt and collarfor when the collar is in position the portion of the memher A at thefront of the shirt is hidden from view, and in view of the fact that themember A is held in operative position on the neckband by guides 01'loops there is no danger of its dropping off or becoming lost as veryoften occurs with the usual front collar-button. While I prefer tosecure the rear end of the member A to the back collarbutton in theneckband of the shirt, I do not wish it to be understood that this isthe only way that the member A can be fastened; nor is it absolutelynecessary that the neckband be provided with two loops or guidingdevices for one loop at the front of the neck band of either anopen-front shirt or a closed-front shirt would hold the member A inposition. I prefer to provide the member A at its front end with a flatol')long-shaped button 6, as herein shown, but any suitable kind ofretaining device could be used on the front end of the member A withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A collar-fastening device consisting of a flexible member adjustablymounted in guides or loops on the outer side of the neckband of a shirtand extending around onehalf of the neckband from the front to the rearof same, a button or collar-retaining device on the front end of saidmember that is adapted to be inserted through the usual frontbuttonholes formed in the lower portion of a collar, and means on theopposite end of said flexible member for engaging the back collar-buttonin the neckband of the shirt.

2. A collar fastening device consisting of a flexible member adjList-ably mounted in guides or loops on the neckband of a shirt andprovided at one end with a button or collar-retaining device that isadapted to be inserted through the front button-holes in the lowerportion of a collar, and means on the opposite end of said flexiblemember for engaging the back collar-button in the neckband of the shirt,said flexible member having an elastic portion.

3. in combination, a shirt provided with a neckband, loops or guides onsaid neckband. a flexible member adjustably mounted in said guides andextending part way around the neckband, and a collar-retaining device onthe front end. of said flexible member for securing the front ends ofthe collar.

l. In combination, a shirt provided with a neckband. loops or guides onsaid neck ban d. a flexible member adjustably mounted in said guides, acollar-retaining device on the front end of said flexible member for thepurpose described, and a device on the rear end of said member forengaging the back collar-button in the neckband of the shirt forsecuring said member in adjusted position.

5. In combination, an open-front shirt provided with a neckband, theoverlapping portion of which has a slit or opening adjacent the free endof same, loops or guides on said neckband. one of said guides being soarranged that it will lie under the overlapping portion of the neckband,a strip of flexible material adjustably mounted in said guides, and abutton on the front end of said strip that is adapted to be insertedthrough the opening in the overlapping portion of the neckband andthrough the but ton-holes in the front of the collar that is used withthe shirt.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses, this thirtieth day of September, 1912.

FRANK A. GLASGOlV.

\Vitnesses lVnLLs L. CHURcH, Gnonen BAKEWELL,

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